Welcome to the Medical Research Council Institute of Hearing Research

We are an MRC University Unit whose primary objectives are to conduct a full range of auditory science from state-of-the-art basic research into brain mechanisms of hearing to new advances in the measurement, understanding and interventions for hearing loss. We have about 60 scientific, administrative and technical staff as well as up to 15 postgraduate students.

A new era of medical research that could have an impact on the health of millions of people dawned in Nottingham on Thursday 1 June with the official launch of the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre.

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Medical Research Council Institute of Hearing Research

The MRC Institute of Hearing Research is part of The University of Nottingham, funded through a strategic partnership between the Medical Research Council and the University. The MRC/CSO Institute of Hearing Research – Scottish Section is part of The University of Nottingham, funded through a strategic partnership between the Medical Research Council, the Chief Scientist Office and the University.